Bill Reck in his coldwater flat Lower East Side circa 1953, one of eminent Subterraneans (Vide Frity Nichols); he entered J.K.'s Book of Dreams as Dick Beck. outside his window off Bowery and East 2'd Street, a cemetery, he wrote "Love is a lime green tree," last line of poem looking out
1953, printed later
Artist, American, 1926 - 1997
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 19.4 x 18.3 cm (7 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.) -
Accession
2011.146.6
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2011.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed and captioned by artist, across bottom in black ink: Bill Reck in his coldwater flat Lower East Side circa 1953, one / of eminent "Subterraneans" (Vide Frity Nichols); he entered J.K's "Book / of Dreams" as Dick Beck. outside his window off Bowery and East 2'd / Street, a cemetary, he wrote "Love is a lime green," last line of / poem looking out Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center: GD-AG-234; bottom right: #19/170 / Fall 1953 / [strikethrough] Bk 5 #13B / Neg #5 / GDC-577